Posts Tagged ‘Benjamin Britten’
Songs from Joseph Waters’ Opera ‘The Magic Hummingbird’ Dominate Final 2022 NWEAMO Concert
Musicians from this year’s NWEAMO festival presented six excerpts from Joseph Waters’ opera ‘El Colibrí Mágico’ at The Jazz Lounge on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Read MoreBritish Ensemble VOCES8 Impresses Audience at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
The polished British vocal ensemble Voces8 returned to La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Sunday, August 28, 2022, to perform a program titled ‘Choral Dances.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s All-Star Vocal Marathon–A Splendid Bouquet of Aspiring Singers
On Sunday, July 18, Opera NEO opened its Summer Opera Festival Sunday with its traditional Opera Marathon, a group recital that gives every singer participating in the festival the opportunity to perform their favorite opera aria
Read MoreRafael Payare Announces Exciting 2020-21 Season for the San Diego Symphony
If the current absence of live symphonic music at the Jacobs Music Center can be assuaged, I suggest contemplation of San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payere’s recently released 2020-21 season of the Jacobs Masterworks Series is just what the doctor ordered.
Read MoreJeff Thayer and the San Diego Symphony Reveal the Brilliance of Britten’s Violin Concerto
Among the welcome changes Rafael Payare has brought to the San Diego Symphony is a revitalization of the orchestra’s repertory. Major works the orchestra had not previously performed—and not just new compositions—are now center stage. In January, 2019, when Payare was still Music Director Designate, he conducted the orchestra and cellist Alisa Weilerstein in Benjamin…
Read MorePayare Celebrates Shostakovich and Britten in Second Festival Performance
Culinary comparisons may be approximate at best, but if Music Director Designate Rafael Payare’s Thursday San Diego Symphony program was a buffet of tantalizing appetizers, his Friday program (January 11) at Copley Symphony Hall was clearly the substantial main course.
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